WGLR-FM

Last updated
WGLR-FM
WGLR 97-SEVEN COUNTRY logo.png
Broadcast area Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Frequency 97.7 MHz
Branding97-SEVEN COUNTRY
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Westwood One
Packers Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
KIYX, WPVL, WPVL-FM
History
Former call signs
WAXL (1981-1990)
Call sign meaning
Grant County-Lancaster Radio [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 33052
Class C3
ERP 11,500 watts
HAAT 147 meters (482 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 42°51′48.00″N90°42′11.00″W / 42.8633333°N 90.7030556°W / 42.8633333; -90.7030556
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.wglr.com

WGLR-FM (97.7 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Lancaster, Wisconsin, United States. The station is currently owned by Morgan Murphy Media and features programming from Westwood One . [2]

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History

The station went on the air as WAXL on August 17, 1981. On September 1, 1990, the station changed its call sign to the current WGLR-FM. [3] WGLR-FM's music director, Ryan McCall was named "2015 Reporter of the Year" by Music Row magazine during their "Country Breakout Awards" in Nashville. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ↑ "WGLR-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "WGLR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "'MusicRow' Presents 2015 CountryBreakout Chart Awards". 25 February 2015.


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